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ph0rque on Oct 14, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Design That Solves Problems for the World’s Poor

“A billion customers in the world,” Dr. Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, “are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses...”

How about $7 eyeglasses? http://www.zennioptical.com/?price[from]=6&price[to]=8

jws on Oct 15, 2011 [–]

Since you mention zenni… If you are using a 27" monitor and blended bifocals, you really owe it to yourself to get a pair of $14 single vision computer glasses tuned to your work distance. (anti glare pushes the price up from $7.)

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